1945-46 End of season summary

Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1946	Venue	Gate	Notes
Derby County	4	1	Charlton Athletic	Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London	98,215	aet
Turner (OG), Doherty, Stamps 2			Turner

FA Cup Semi-Finals 1946	Venue	Gate	Notes
Charlton Athletic	2	0	Bolton Wanderers	Villa Park, Birmingham	70,819	*
Duffy 2
Derby County	1	1	Birmingham City	Hillsborough, Sheffield	65,013
Carter			Mulraney
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1946 Replay	Venue	Gate	Notes
Derby County	4	0	Birmingham City	Maine Road, Manchester	80,407	aet
Doherty 2, Stamps 2
Notes
*Record receipts for Football League ground (£18,011 17s 6d)
No Football League programme could take place as Japan surrendered in September 1945.
Hartlepools United & Accrington Stanley re-elected to Third Division North.
Walsall & Bristol Rovers re-elected to Third Division South.

Football League North
				Home					Away
		Football League North	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	D 1	Sheffield United	42	14	3	4	61	29	13	3	5	51	33	1.81	60	Rd 4
2	D 1	Everton	42	14	5	2	58	23	9	4	8	30	31	1.63	55	Rd 3
3	D 1	Bolton Wanderers	42	11	6	4	32	18	9	5	7	35	27	1.49	51	SF
4	D 1	Manchester United	42	13	4	3	60	25	6	7	9	38	37	1.58	49	Rd 4
5	D 2	Sheffield Wednesday	42	13	5	3	39	20	7	3	11	28	40	1.12	48	Rd 5
6	D 2	Newcastle United	42	13	4	4	68	27	8	1	12	38	43	1.51	47	Rd 3
7	D 2	Chesterfield	42	9	8	4	29	16	8	4	9	39	33	1.39	46	Rd 3
8	D 2	Barnsley	42	11	5	5	44	33	6	6	9	32	35	1.12	45	Rd 5
9	D 1	Blackpool	42	13	4	4	56	34	5	5	11	38	58	1.02	45	Rd 4
10	D 2	Manchester City	42	13	0	9	47	38	7	4	9	31	37	1.04	44	Rd 4
11	D 1	Liverpool	42	10	5	6	47	36	7	4	10	33	34	1.14	43	Rd 4
12	D 1	Middlesbrough	42	12	2	7	44	43	5	7	9	31	44	0.86	43	Rd 5
13	D 1	Stoke City	42	14	2	5	60	24	4	4	13	28	55	1.11	42	Rd 6
14	D 2	Bradford Park Avenue	42	13	2	6	53	35	4	4	13	18	49	0.85	40	Rd 6
15	D 1	Huddersfield Town	42	13	2	6	50	33	4	2	15	40	56	1.01	38	Rd 3
16	D 2	Burnley	42	9	5	7	42	36	4	5	12	21	48	0.75	36	Rd 3
17	D 1	Grimsby Town	42	8	6	7	32	34	5	3	13	29	55	0.69	35	Rd 3
18	D 1	Sunderland	42	12	2	7	33	27	3	3	15	22	56	0.66	35	Rd 5
19	D 1	Preston North End	42	10	2	9	50	34	4	4	13	20	43	0.91	34	Rd 5
20	D 2	Bury	42	8	6	7	35	35	4	4	13	25	50	0.71	34	Rd 4
21	D 1	Blackburn Rovers	42	7	5	9	31	44	4	2	15	29	67	0.54	29	Rd 3
22	D 1	Leeds United	42	7	4	10	36	42	2	3	16	30	76	0.56	25	Rd 3

Football League South
				Home					Away
		Football League South	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	D 2	Birmingham City	42	17	0	4	56	14	11	5	5	40	31	2.13	61	SF
2	D 1	Aston Villa	42	13	6	2	61	28	12	5	4	45	30	1.83	61	Rd 6
3	D 1	Charlton Athletic	42	14	6	1	50	17	11	4	6	42	28	2.04	60	Final
4	D 1	Derby County	42	16	3	2	67	26	8	4	9	34	36	1.63	55	Win
5	D 2	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	3	5	60	29	9	5	7	44	40	1.51	52	Rd 4
6	D 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	5	3	44	20	7	6	8	31	28	1.56	51	Rd 4
7	D 2	West Ham United	42	10	4	7	53	38	10	7	4	41	38	1.24	51	Rd 4
8	D 2	Fulham	42	13	4	4	60	35	7	6	8	33	38	1.27	50	Rd 3
9	D 2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	0	6	52	34	7	2	11	26	47	0.96	48	Rd 3
10	D 1	Chelsea	42	11	3	7	44	29	8	3	10	48	51	1.15	44	Rd 5
11	D 1	Arsenal	42	9	4	7	40	27	7	7	8	36	46	1.04	43	Rd 3
12	D 2	Millwall	42	11	6	4	51	33	6	2	13	28	72	0.75	42	Rd 4
13	D 2	Coventry City	42	11	3	7	45	32	4	7	10	25	37	1.01	40	Rd 3
14	D 1	Brentford	42	8	6	7	46	33	6	4	11	36	39	1.14	38	Rd 6
15	D 2	Nottingham Forest	42	7	8	6	31	24	5	5	11	41	49	0.99	37	Rd 3
16	D 2	Southampton	42	9	7	5	61	46	5	2	14	36	59	0.92	37	Rd 4
17	D 2	Swansea Town	42	12	4	5	61	43	3	3	15	29	69	0.8	37	Rd 3
18	D 2	Luton Town	42	7	5	9	29	37	6	2	13	31	55	0.65	33	Rd 3
19	D 1	Portsmouth	42	9	5	7	45	30	2	1	18	21	57	0.76	28	Rd 3
20	D 2	Leicester City	42	4	3	14	30	47	4	4	13	27	54	0.56	23	Rd 3
21	D 2	Newport County	42	7	1	13	33	55	2	1	18	19	70	0.42	20	Rd 3
22	D 2	Plymouth Argyle	42	2	3	16	19	56	1	5	15	20	64	0.33	14	Rd 3

Football League South
				Home					Away
		Football League South	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	D 2	Birmingham City	42	17	0	4	56	14	11	5	5	40	31	2.13	61	SF
2	D 1	Aston Villa	42	13	6	2	61	28	12	5	4	45	30	1.83	61	Rd 6
3	D 1	Charlton Athletic	42	14	6	1	50	17	11	4	6	42	28	2.04	60	Final
4	D 1	Derby County	42	16	3	2	67	26	8	4	9	34	36	1.63	55	Win
5	D 2	West Bromwich Albion	42	13	3	5	60	29	9	5	7	44	40	1.51	52	Rd 4
6	D 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	13	5	3	44	20	7	6	8	31	28	1.56	51	Rd 4
7	D 2	West Ham United	42	10	4	7	53	38	10	7	4	41	38	1.24	51	Rd 4
8	D 2	Fulham	42	13	4	4	60	35	7	6	8	33	38	1.27	50	Rd 3
9	D 2	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	0	6	52	34	7	2	11	26	47	0.96	48	Rd 3
10	D 1	Chelsea	42	11	3	7	44	29	8	3	10	48	51	1.15	44	Rd 5
11	D 1	Arsenal	42	9	4	7	40	27	7	7	8	36	46	1.04	43	Rd 3
12	D 2	Millwall	42	11	6	4	51	33	6	2	13	28	72	0.75	42	Rd 4
13	D 2	Coventry City	42	11	3	7	45	32	4	7	10	25	37	1.01	40	Rd 3
14	D 1	Brentford	42	8	6	7	46	33	6	4	11	36	39	1.14	38	Rd 6
15	D 2	Nottingham Forest	42	7	8	6	31	24	5	5	11	41	49	0.99	37	Rd 3
16	D 2	Southampton	42	9	7	5	61	46	5	2	14	36	59	0.92	37	Rd 4
17	D 2	Swansea Town	42	12	4	5	61	43	3	3	15	29	69	0.8	37	Rd 3
18	D 2	Luton Town	42	7	5	9	29	37	6	2	13	31	55	0.65	33	Rd 3
19	D 1	Portsmouth	42	9	5	7	45	30	2	1	18	21	57	0.76	28	Rd 3
20	D 2	Leicester City	42	4	3	14	30	47	4	4	13	27	54	0.56	23	Rd 3
21	D 2	Newport County	42	7	1	13	33	55	2	1	18	19	70	0.42	20	Rd 3
22	D 2	Plymouth Argyle	42	2	3	16	19	56	1	5	15	20	64	0.33	14	Rd 3

Division 3N East
				Home					Away
		Division 3N East	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	D 3N	Rotherham United	18	8	0	1	35	10	4	2	3	21	18	2	26	Rd 4
2	D 3N	Darlington	18	7	0	2	35	15	5	2	2	26	21	1.69	26	Rd 2
3	D 3N	Gateshead	18	7	1	1	30	15	4	1	4	21	19	1.5	24	Rd 3
4	D 3N	Doncaster Rovers	18	5	2	2	18	10	3	2	4	16	25	0.97	20	Rd 1
5	D 3N	York City	18	3	4	2	20	15	3	2	4	14	19	1	18	Rd 4
6	D 3N	Halifax Town	18	5	1	3	27	23	2	3	4	12	23	0.85	18	Rd 1
7	D 3N	Bradford City	18	5	1	3	30	18	1	3	5	15	22	1.13	16	Rd 1
8	D 3N	Carlisle United	18	4	2	3	22	22	1	1	7	12	36	0.59	13	Rd 2
9	D 3N	Lincoln City	18	3	2	4	21	17	1	0	8	13	37	0.63	10	Rd 2
10	D 3N	Hartlepools United	18	2	3	4	10	17	1	0	8	12	28	0.49	9	Rd 1
11	D 3N	Hull City														DNE

Division 3N West
				Home					Away
		Division 3N West	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	D 3N	Accrington Stanley	18	6	1	2	22	11	4	3	2	15	8	1.95	24	Rd 3
2	D 3N	Rochdale	18	8	1	0	27	8	2	1	6	16	27	1.23	22	Rd 3
3	D 3N	Crewe Alexandra	18	5	1	3	22	12	4	2	3	21	19	1.39	21	Rd 1
4	D 3N	Chester	18	5	4	0	29	16	3	1	5	15	22	1.16	21	Rd 3
5	D 3N	Wrexham	18	6	2	1	19	8	2	2	5	11	17	1.2	20	Rd 3
6	D 3N	Tranmere Rovers	18	5	1	3	20	14	4	1	4	13	17	1.06	20	Rd 2
7	D 3N	Stockport County	18	3	3	3	21	14	3	0	6	17	24	1	15	Rd 1
8	D 3N	Oldham Athletic	18	5	1	3	19	13	0	4	5	10	19	0.91	15	Rd 2
9	D 3N	Barrow	18	3	2	4	12	18	1	2	6	9	26	0.48	12	Rd 3
10	D 3N	Southport	18	2	2	5	13	22	1	2	6	9	25	0.47	10	Rd 1
11	D 3N	New Brighton														DNE

D 3S North of the Thames
				Home					Away
		D 3S North of the Thames	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	D 3S	Queens Park Rangers	20	8	1	1	31	8	6	3	1	18	7	3.27	32	Rd 5
2	D 3S	Norwich City	20	8	1	1	40	11	3	3	4	15	20	1.77	26	Rd 3
3	D 3S	Port Vale	20	5	4	1	17	7	4	2	4	17	18	1.36	24	Rd 3
4	D 3S	Watford	20	7	1	2	28	17	3	1	6	14	30	0.89	22	Rd 4
5	D 3S	Ipswich Town	20	7	2	1	21	11	1	2	7	12	25	0.92	20	Rd 2
6	D 3S	Notts County	20	6	2	2	22	9	2	2	6	17	38	0.83	20	Rd 2
7	D 3S	Northampton Town	20	7	1	2	29	11	1	2	7	8	23	1.09	19	Rd 3
8	D 3S	Clapton Orient	20	5	4	1	18	9	0	2	8	10	33	0.67	16	Rd 1
9	D 3S	Walsall	20	4	3	3	23	18	2	0	8	8	24	0.74	15	Rd 1
10	D 3S	Southend United	20	4	2	4	21	15	1	3	6	12	34	0.67	15	Rd 1
11	D 3S	Mansfield Town	20	3	2	5	23	21	0	3	7	6	21	0.69	11	Rd 3

D 3S South of the Thames
				Home					Away
		D 3S South of the Thames	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	G Ave	Pts	FA Cup
1	D 3S	Crystal Palace	20	7	2	1	32	7	6	1	3	23	24	1.77	29	Rd 3
2	D 3S	Cardiff City	20	8	1	1	40	12	5	1	4	29	19	2.23	28	Rd 3
3	D 3S	Bristol City	20	7	2	1	32	13	4	0	6	19	27	1.28	24	Rd 4
4	D 3S	Brighton & Hove Albion	20	8	0	2	35	22	2	1	7	14	28	0.98	21	Rd 5
5	D 3S	Bristol Rovers	20	3	4	3	21	21	4	2	4	23	23	1	20	Rd 2
6	D 3S	Swindon Town	20	5	1	4	20	19	3	2	5	15	28	0.74	19	Rd 1
7	D 3S	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	20	6	0	4	33	20	1	3	6	19	30	1.04	17	Rd 1
8	D 3S	Aldershot	20	3	3	4	20	27	3	2	5	18	29	0.68	17	Rd 4
9	D 3S	Exeter City	20	4	2	4	16	18	2	2	6	17	23	0.8	16	Rd 2
10	D 3S	Reading	20	4	2	4	26	21	1	3	6	17	28	0.88	15	Rd 1
11	D 3S	Torquay United	20	3	2	5	13	23	2	2	6	9	29	0.42	14	Rd 1

Notes
Hull City – could not take part in FA Cup or wartime football league because bomb damage to original ground
Ipswich Town – chose not to take part in wartime football league
New Brighton – could not take part in FA Cup or wartime football league because bomb damage to original ground

Season 1945-46